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Gruesome #1 has to make a presentation on this practice. Apparently children are maimed in some way (blinded, arm cut off etc) in order that they are more effective at begging.

AFAIK it was a theme in the film Slumdog Millionaire?

I know what the german term for it is, but when I search, I don't get any reliable or creditable information back.

So I thought I'd try it in English - only to find out i haven't a clue what it would be called.

So, oh great h2g2 - 2 questions:

1) what is the term in English

2) does anyone have any idea where I can find information? (I was thinking something like Save the Children or UNICEF)

Here's a Daily Mail article about it:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1127056/The-real-Slumdog-Millionaires-Behind-cinema-fantasy-mafia-gangs-deliberately-crippling-children-profit.html

They don't have any special term for it, referring to it as 'deliberate crippling'.

thanks
I hope I can find something else

Try this search

MUTILATION OF CHILDREN IN INDIA
https://www.google.fr/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=MUTILATION+OF+CHILDREN+IN+INDIA&start=50

It will give you a good amount of information

"mutilation" - thank you! that's the word my brain couldn't come up with.

Glad to help